CHICAGO – This 22-image slideshow contains official press images for the new TV film “24: Redemption [1]” (previously named “24: Exile”), which stars Kiefer Sutherland, Gil Bellows, Robert Carlyle, Cherry Jones, Powers Boothe and Jon Voight. The prequel to the seventh season of “24” airs on Nov. 23, 2008 at 8 p.m. EST or 7 p.m. CST on FOX.

“24” jump-starts its seventh season with a two-hour, real-time special movie that airs on Nov. 23, 2008. Set and shot entirely in Africa, “24: Redemption” stars Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer who is forced to battle an international crisis with mentor Carl Benton (Robert Carlyle).

Meanwhile, the U.S. prepares to inaugurate new president Allison Taylor (Cherry Jones). Set a few months before day seven will officially begin for “24,” “24: Redemption” also introduces two characters who will be integral to that season’s plot: Frank Tramell (Gil Bellows) and Jonas Hodges (Jon Voight).

You can click “Next” and “Previous” to scan through this slideshow or jump directly to individual photos with the captioned links below. Unless otherwise noted on an individual photo, all photo credits for this slideshow belong to Kelsey McNeal and the FOX Broadcasting Company.

1. 24redemption1 [2]: Captured in Africa exhibit: “24” producer Michael Klick captures Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) performing a stunt while filming “24: Redemption,” which airs on Nov. 23, 2008 on FOX. Photo credit: Michael Klick
   
   
2. 24redemption2 [3]: Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer in “24: Redemption,” which is the two-hour special “day-seven prequel” airing on Nov. 23, 2008 on FOX.
   
   
3. 24redemption3 [4]: Gil Bellows as Frank Tramell in “24: Redemption”.
   
   
4. 24redemption4 [5]: Robert Carlyle as Carl Benton in “24: Redemption”.
   
   
5. 24redemption5 [6]: Captured in Africa exhibit: Unit photographer Kelsey McNeal captures a behind-the-scenes look at Kiefer Sutherland (right) and Siyabulela Ramba (left) while filming “24: Redemption”.
   
   
6. 24redemption6 [7]: Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland, center) battles an international crisis in the special two-hour prequel event “24: Redemption”. Robert Carlyle is also pictured on right.
   
   
7. 24redemption7 [8]: Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) battles an international crisis in the special two-hour prequel event “24: Redemption”.
   
   
8. 24redemption8 [9]: U.S. State Department officer Frank Tramell (Gil Bellows, right) tries to convince Carl Benton (Robert Carlyle, left) that Jack must return to the U.S. in the special two-hour prequel event “24: Redemption”.
   
   
9. 24redemption9 [10]: Robert Carlyle as Carl Benton in the special two-hour prequel event “24: Redemption”.
   
   
10. 24redemption10 [11]: Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) forms a bond with the children at an orphanage in South Africa in the special two-hour prequel event “24: Redemption”. Siyabuela Ramba is also pictured on right.
    
    
11. 24redemption11 [12]: Robert Carlyle as Carl Benton in the special two-hour prequel event “24: Redemption”.
    
    
12. 24redemption12 [13]: Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) battles an international crisis in the special two-hour prequel event “24: Redemption”.
    
    
13. 24redemption13 [14]: An international crisis ensues in the special two-hour prequel event “24: Redemption”.
    
    
14. 24redemption14 [15]: Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) battles an international crisis in the special two-hour prequel event “24: Redemption”.
    
    
15. 24redemption15 [16]: Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) battles an international crisis in the special two-hour prequel event “24: Redemption”.
    
    
16. 24redemption16 [17]: U.S. State Department officer Frank Tramell (Gil Bellows, left) tries to convince Jack to return to the U.S. in the special two-hour prequel event “24: Redemption”. Also pictured is Robert Carlyle on right.
    
    
17. 24redemption17 [18]: Jon Voight as Jonas Hodges in “24: Redemption”.
    
    
18. 24redemption18 [19]: Jon Voight as Jonas Hodges in the special two-hour prequel event “24: Redemption”.
    
    
19. 24redemption19 [20]: President-elect Allison Taylor (Cherry Jones, right) meets with U.S. president Noah Daniels (Powers Boothe, left) before her inauguration in the special two-hour prequel event “24: Redemption”. Photo credit: Greg Gayne/FOX
    
    
20. 24redemption20 [21]: Jonas Hodges (Jon Voight) attends the presidential inauguration in the special two-hour prequel event “24: Redemption”.
    
    
21. 24redemption21 [22]: President-elect Allison Taylor is sworn in as president of the U.S. in the special two-hour prequel event “24: Redemption”. Photo credit: Greg Gayne/FOX
    
    
22. 24redemption22 [23]: Captured in Africa exhibit: “24” producer Michael Klick used his infrared camera to capture Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) on the run while filming “24: Redemption”.Photo credit: Michael Klick
    
    

Read our full “24: Redemption” review by critic Brian Tallerico. [24]

Read our interview with “24” star Mary Lynn Rajskub (Chloe O’Brian). [25]

By BRIAN TALLERICO [26]
Staff Writer
HollywoodChicago.com
brian@hollywoodchicago.com [27]